R660 000 Vehicle Donation Means More Support for Children with Disabilities and Learning Challenges
Walking up to 10km a day or attempting to access unreliable public transport is a thing of the pastfor therapists and field workers at a KwaZulu-Natal south coast organisation committed to assistinghistorically disadvantaged children with disabilities and barriers to learning, thanks to a R660 000vehicle donation. Port Shepstone-based Siyakwazi has long supported teachers and parents […]
R1,5 Million Water Tanker Brings Post-Flood Relief To Thirsty Communities
Almost six months after the catastrophic floods which wreaked havoc in the KwaZulu-Natal coastalregion, many communities in Durban and its environs are still without potable water, promptingthree organisations to unite in providing a 16 000-litre water tanker to help boost relief operations.Recognising the critical water shortage in, especially, historically disadvantaged and rural areas around Durban […]
Wood-and-Iron Pre-School In KwaMashu, Durban, ReceivesNew R185 000 Classroom
A KwaMashu, Durban, pre-school and creche, forced to utilise two wood-and-iron structures toserve 130 children aged six months to five years for the past five years, has been equipped with anew mobile classroom valued at R185 000, thanks to the efforts of the South African MuslimCharitable Trust (SAMCT). Handing over the new facility to Sekusile […]
Old-Age Home Keeps The Lights After Receiving A R355 000 Solar Power System Donation
A R355 000 solar power system has considerably eased the crippling effects of utility billings for aSydenham, Durban, old-age home. The system was donated by the South African Muslim Charitable Trust (SAMCT) in response to adebilitating eThekwini Municipality electricity arrears charge of R350 000, which had left theStranraer Charitable Trust’s Stranraer House in dire financial […]
R800 000 Mobile Classroom Donation Enables 200 Displaced Learners Access To School Again
Two hundred learners from a Sydenham, Durban, primary school displaced from four classroomsrendered structurally unsound by April’s devastating flooding are back in school following a donationof mobile classrooms. The donation of four mobile classrooms, collectively valued at R800 000, was made to SpearmanRoad Primary School by the South African Muslim Charitable Trust (SAMCT). Speaking at […]
Disadvantaged Phoenix School Turns Teaching With Technology Dream Into Reality After R285 000 Donation
A severely under-resourced Phoenix, Durban, secondary school’s dream of integrating technologyinto the classroom has become a reality with a donation of three interactive whiteboards and airconditioning, collectively valued at R285 000, by the South African Muslim Charitable Trust (SAMCT). Speaking at the recent hand-over of the new educational tools to Crystal Point Secondary School,SAMCT representative, […]
Durban’s Action In Autism Receives R350 000 Therapy And Assessment WingTo Improve The Quality Of Life Of Those Living With Autistic Spectrum Disorder
27 AUGUST 2022 A Durban-based non-profit entity, Action in Autism, which has battled to meet the growing demandfor access to education, medical resources and professional support for those with Autism SpectrumDisorder, has been thrown a R350 000 lifeline, providing for a new and fully-functional Therapy andAssessment Wing at its Park Hill base. The South African […]
SANCA
Collapsing floorboards and badly cracked walls, which presented major occupational health and safety risks for both staff and those being treated for substance use disorders at the South African National Council on Alcoholism’s (SANCA) Inpatient Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre in Durban are no longer a hazard, thanks to a donation ofR1 420 000 total towards […]
Financially-Challenged Greytown School Receives New Mini-Bus, Putting Learners On The Road to Educational Activities And Sporting and Cultural Events
After being denied access to educational excursions and external sporting and cultural events fothree years following the demise of the school’s 25-year-old vehicle, the school’s historicallydisadvantaged learners are on the road again, thanks to the donation of a brand new 14-seater minibus. The school has faced enormous financial challenges and the repair of its aged […]
R360 000 Classrooms Donation Eases Class Size Crisis At Ndwedwe Primary School
R360 000 Classrooms Donation Eases Class Size Crisis At Ndwedwe Primary School For Immediate Release: 07 June 2022 ——————————————————————————————————————————- because it is here that children learn the important skills which prepare them for life. It is primary education that provides the solid foundation upon which the talents of the nation’s youth may grow. That start in life […]